Wildfire consuming cabins in Sevier County

A Tennessee Air National Guard Black Hawk helicopter scoops water from a pond to fight a wildfire that engulfed about 160 acres and damaged or destroyed some 65 cabins on March 18, 2013, near Pigeon Forge. Emergency personnel from as many as 25 agencies responded to the blaze, which broke out in late afternoon Sunday and spurred the voluntary evacuation of 150 people from threatened cabins and homes. (Michael Patrick/Knoxville News Sentinel)

Damage from a wildfire that engulfed about 160 acres and damaged or destroyed 59 cabins is seen Monday near Pigeon Forge. Emergency personnel from as many as 25 agencies responded to the blaze, which broke out in late afternoon Sunday and spurred the voluntary evacuation of 150 people from threatened cabins and homes. (Michael Patrick/Knoxville News Sentinel)

Betty Fore of Hickory, N.C., describes how she left her 4,000-square-foot cabin just before the spreading fire on Monday near Pigeon Forge. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL )

The walls of a charred cabin are still standing on Monday at the Black Bear Ridge Resort. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL )

The charged remains of a truck on Black Bear Bear Ridge. More than 20 cabins in a Sevier County resort area have been damaged by a 200-acre wildfire that started Sunday March 17, 2013 Nathan Waters, a spokesman with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, said late tonight that the fire had jumped Lost Branch Road and was threatening more cabins. ( J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL )

Firefighters set a boundary as cabins burn on Black Bear Cub Way in Sevier County, Tenn Sunday March 17, 2013. As of 8:00 p.m. there was 32 cabins reported burned with 40 more in danger as shifting winds started breaking contain lines. (AP Photo/The Mountain,Curt Habraken)

Burning cabins can be seen from Wears Valley Road in Sevier County, Tenn. Sunday March 17, 2013. The first call came in at 4:15 p.m. and by 8:00 p.m. the air one helicopter reported 32 cabins burned and 40 more in danger. Fire crews from around the county and surrounding counties are trying to get a containment on the fire but, highs keep changing and evacuations of surrounding areas continues. (AP Photo/The Mountain Press,Curt Habraken)

Fire crews try to keep a contain on large fire on Black Bear Cub Way in Sevier County Tenn., Sunday March 17, 2013. By 8:00 p.m. 32 cabins were reported burned and another 40 in danger. (AP Photo/The Mountain Press, Curt Habraken)

Sevier County Air One flies over the fire at Black Bear Cub Way in Sevier County, Tenn., Sunday March 17, 2013. As of 8:00 p.m. the helicopter reported 32 cabins burned and 40 in danger. Crews from the county and surrounding counties were busy trying to set a boundry with shifting winds . (AP Photo/The Mountain Press,Curt Habraken)

A large wildfire burns at Black Bear Ridge Resort in Sevier County on Sunday, March 17, 2013. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)

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Cody Keller a member of the Grassy Fork Fire Company in Cocke County rests after a night at the fire in Sevier County. More than 20 cabins in a Sevier County resort area have been damaged by a 200-acre wildfire that started Sunday March 17, 2013 Nathan Waters, a spokesman with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, said late tonight that the fire had jumped Lost Branch Road and was threatening more cabins. ( J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL )

More than 20 cabins in a Sevier County resort area have been damaged by a 200-acre wildfire that started Sunday March 17, 2013 Nathan Waters, a spokesman with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, said late tonight that the fire had jumped Lost Branch Road and was threatening more cabins. ( J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL )

A litter of seven mixed-breed puppies was rescued Monday morning, March 18, 2013 by Pigeon Forge public works employees from a cabin at the scene of the Sevier County wildfire. Workers pulled off floorboards to get to them. The mother dog was nowhere to be found. The puppies appeared to be fine. (J. MILES CARY / News Sentinel)

A view of burning homes in Black Bear Ridge Resort in Sevier County early in the evening on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Firefigthers continued Monday fighting the fire, which has damaged more than 65 homes. (Photo Courtesy Kali M. Bales)

The Knoxville Fire Departement sent a 1,500-gallon tanker with two Knoxville firefighers and a brush truck with four firefighters, pictured above, on Monday morning, March 18, 2013 to the fire scene in Sevier County, accoridng to Knoxville Fire Department Captain D.J. Corcoran. A wind-driven wildfire that began Sunday evening continued burning Monday morning and was being battled by personnel from 30 fire departments. (Knoxville Fire Department photo)

A locator map of the fire in Sevier County.

The foundations of the fire ravaged cabins on Black Bear Ridge. Fire continues to burn on the next ridge over. More than 20 cabins in a Sevier County resort area have been damaged by a 200-acre wildfire that started Sunday March 17, 2013 Nathan Waters, a spokesman with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, said late tonight that the fire had jumped Lost Branch Road and was threatening more cabins. ( J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL )

A fire hose that was burned by the fire. More than 20 cabins in a Sevier County resort area have been damaged by a 200-acre wildfire that started Sunday March 17, 2013 Nathan Waters, a spokesman with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, said late tonight that the fire had jumped Lost Branch Road and was threatening more cabins. ( J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL )

Some cabins on Black Bear Ridge burned and others were sparred. Sevier County Fire Marshall Jay Breeden said the fire started at this cabin site. More than 20 cabins in a Sevier County resort area have been damaged by a 200-acre wildfire that started Sunday March 17, 2013 Nathan Waters, a spokesman with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, said late tonight that the fire had jumped Lost Branch Road and was threatening more cabins. ( J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL )

Foundations and fire on the next ridge over from Black Bear Ridge. More than 20 cabins in a Sevier County resort area have been damaged by a 200-acre wildfire that started Sunday March 17, 2013 Nathan Waters, a spokesman with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, said late tonight that the fire had jumped Lost Branch Road and was threatening more cabins. ( J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL )

A TNG Black Hawk helicopter drops water on the fire. More than 20 cabins in a Sevier County resort area have been damaged by a 200-acre wildfire that started Sunday March 17, 2013 Nathan Waters, a spokesman with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, said late tonight that the fire had jumped Lost Branch Road and was threatening more cabins. ( J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL )

Fire Fighters and Public works employees on Black Bear Ridge. More than 20 cabins in a Sevier County resort area have been damaged by a 200-acre wildfire that started Sunday March 17, 2013 Nathan Waters, a spokesman with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, said late tonight that the fire had jumped Lost Branch Road and was threatening more cabins. ( J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL )

This photo taken Sunday, March 17, 2013 is of the first cabin that is believed to have caught fire in the Sevier County blaze that has now destroyed or damaged 65 cabins. (Photo courtesy John Helt)

This photo taken Sunday, March 17, 2013 is of the first cabin that is believed to have caught fire in the Sevier County blaze that has now destroyed or damaged 65 cabins. (Photo courtesy John Helt)

This photo taken Sunday, March 17, 2013 is of the first cabin that is believed to have caught fire in the Sevier County blaze that has now destroyed or damaged 65 cabins. (Photo courtesy John Helt)

Betty Fore of Hickory, N.C. took this photo on Sunday, March 17, 2013 before having to leave the Black Bear Ridge Resort area. Some 65 homes in Sevier County have burned or been damaged by a wildfire that started Sunday and continued to burn Monday. (Photo courtesy of Betty Fore)

Betty Fore of Hickory, N.C. took this photo on Sunday, March 17, 2013 before having to leave the Black Bear Ridge Resort area. Some 65 homes in Sevier County have burned or been damaged by a wildfire that started Sunday and continued to burn Monday. (Photo courtesy of Betty Fore)